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Diesel prices surge past $6.28 per gallon

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A national average delivered another significant jump in record-setting prices.

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • UGA UNITED STATES GASOLINE FUND LP

    Higher fuel and transport costs can propagate into commodity inputs, consumer margins, credit conditions, and interest-rate expectations.

  • GSG ISHARES S&P GSCI COMMODITY-

    Higher fuel and transport costs can propagate into commodity inputs, consumer margins, credit conditions, and interest-rate expectations.

  • DBA INVESCO DB MULTI-SECTOR COMM

    Higher fuel and transport costs can propagate into commodity inputs, consumer margins, credit conditions, and interest-rate expectations.

  • MOO VANECK ETF TRUST

    Higher fuel and transport costs can propagate into commodity inputs, consumer margins, credit conditions, and interest-rate expectations.

  • XME SPDR SERIES TRUST

    Higher fuel and transport costs can propagate into commodity inputs, consumer margins, credit conditions, and interest-rate expectations.

  • XLY SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR

    Higher fuel and transport costs can propagate into commodity inputs, consumer margins, credit conditions, and interest-rate expectations.

  • IWM ISHARES TR

    Higher fuel and transport costs can propagate into commodity inputs, consumer margins, credit conditions, and interest-rate expectations.

  • HYG ISHARES TR

    Higher fuel and transport costs can propagate into commodity inputs, consumer margins, credit conditions, and interest-rate expectations.

  • IEI ISHARES TR

    Higher fuel and transport costs can propagate into commodity inputs, consumer margins, credit conditions, and interest-rate expectations.

  • TACU T ROWE PRICE ETF INC

    GA selected TACU as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: prices. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
UGA———————
GSG———————
DBA———————
MOO———————
XME———————
XLY———————
IWM———————
HYG———————
IEI———————
TACU———————

A national average delivered another significant jump in record-setting prices.

Source: Supply Chain Dive

The price since 18 Sep 2026: United States Gasoline Fund (UGA) versus the S&P 500

Since the first closing price after “Diesel prices surge past $6.28 per gallon,” United States Gasoline Fund (UGA) is +0.72%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is -0.89% over the same days, a +1.61% difference versus the market.

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Who is named in “Diesel prices surge past $6.28 per gallon”

Companies tied to this story

  • UGA United States Gasoline Fund

    For “Diesel prices surge past $6.28 per gallon,” United States Gasoline Fund (UGA) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Higher fuel and transport costs can propagate into commodity inputs, consumer margins, credit conditions, and interest-rate expectations

  • GSG iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust

    In “Diesel prices surge past $6.28 per gallon,” iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust (GSG) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Higher fuel and transport costs can propagate into commodity inputs, consumer margins, credit conditions, and interest-rate expectations

  • DBA Invesco Db Agriculture Fund

    In “Diesel prices surge past $6.28 per gallon,” Invesco Db Agriculture Fund (DBA) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Higher fuel and transport costs can propagate into commodity inputs, consumer margins, credit conditions, and interest-rate expectations

  • MOO Vaneck Etf Trust

    In “Diesel prices surge past $6.28 per gallon,” Vaneck Etf Trust (MOO) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Higher fuel and transport costs can propagate into commodity inputs, consumer margins, credit conditions, and interest-rate expectations

  • XME Spdr Series Trust

    In “Diesel prices surge past $6.28 per gallon,” Spdr Series Trust (XME) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Higher fuel and transport costs can propagate into commodity inputs, consumer margins, credit conditions, and interest-rate expectations

  • XLY Select Sector Spdr Tr

    Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLY) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 18 Sep 2026 story “Diesel prices surge past $6.28 per gallon.” Reason on file: Higher fuel and transport costs can propagate into commodity inputs, consumer margins, credit conditions, and interest-rate expectations

  • IWM Ishares Tr

    In “Diesel prices surge past $6.28 per gallon,” Ishares Tr (IWM) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Higher fuel and transport costs can propagate into commodity inputs, consumer margins, credit conditions, and interest-rate expectations

  • HYG Ishares Tr

    For “Diesel prices surge past $6.28 per gallon,” Ishares Tr (HYG) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Higher fuel and transport costs can propagate into commodity inputs, consumer margins, credit conditions, and interest-rate expectations

How “Diesel prices surge past $6.28 per gallon” reaches United States Gasoline Fund (UGA)

On 18 Sep 2026, “Diesel prices surge past $6.28 per gallon” is the story that connects United States Gasoline Fund (UGA) to this story.

What ties United States Gasoline Fund (UGA) to the headline is this: Higher fuel and transport costs can propagate into commodity inputs, consumer margins, credit conditions, and interest-rate expectations

iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust (GSG) is here too. Its reason reads: Higher fuel and transport costs can propagate into commodity inputs, consumer margins, credit conditions, and interest-rate expectations

Dates and price levels for United States Gasoline Fund (UGA)

DBA traded between 27.85 and 28.86 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 28.19. GSG traded between 35.09 and 37.22 across 10 sessions. The latest close on file is 37.04. UGA traded between 140.00 and 152.81 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 143.49.

A simple score for United States Gasoline Fund (UGA)

46 out of 100

“Diesel prices surge past $6.28 per gallon” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 15 linked companies.